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Philippines and the Church: Blackball politics

By James Cordova Mon, Jul 18, 2011 11:26AM UTC View Comments

I find it appalling that the Aquino administration has decided to play dirty with the Roman Catholic Church. Recently, the Philippines has been thrown into a fit after revelations in a Senate hearing disclosed that several bishops had availed themselves of SUVs from the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO), the government agency that runs the...

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Pacquiao politics: Reality bytes and bites

By Edwin Espejo Fri, May 27, 2011 7:32AM UTC View Comments

Rep. Manny Pacquiao’s honeymoon with the press as a member of Philippine Congress may have already ended with his bold attempt to interpellate veteran lawmaker Rep. Edcel Lagman of Albay. It is one thing to speak out his mind and defend his position on such critical and important issues as the pending Reproductive Health (RH)...

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By campaigning against condoms, Pacquiao endangers Filipinos

By James Cordova Fri, May 27, 2011 6:24AM UTC View Comments

I’m surprised that the usually controversy-driven Philippine press did not establish the connection or at least make it explicitly clear: that Manny Pacquiao, the most popular and well-loved athlete in the Philippines and one of the most adored in the world, wants to ban condoms by making them illegal. It took blogs in the US...

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Manny Pacquiao: Let’s get ready to rambbbbble!

By James Cordova Thu, May 19, 2011 12:57PM UTC View Comments

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Manny Pacquiao clobbered in Philippine Congress

By James Cordova Wed, May 18, 2011 7:01PM UTC View Comments

Pacquiao shown on live national television debating with a fellow congressman in the House of Representatives on Wednesday.

Trust the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines to make a laughingstock of a well-meaning man named Manny Pacquiao. As I write this, Pacquiao, the best boxer in the world, is being clobbered by a fellow congressman, Edcel Lagman, in the House of Representatives as Pacquiao interpellates Lagman about the controversial Reproductive Health Bill. It...

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